Thai men hope to dominate the team regu, double and quadrant, and have opted to skip the regu and team double as SEA Games rules permit a country to field teams in only three events. “Our players have been training intensively at the National Takraw Training Centre in Pathum Thani for over six months. We are the No 1 takraw country in the region and hope to keep it that way,” said national men’s team manager Tawat Kumutponpanich. National men’s team manager Tawat KumutponpanichTawat seemed concerned about the judging, fearing it might favour hosts Malaysia, who are bitter rivals of Thailand in the sport. Meanwhile, the Thai Tenpin Bowling Association is eyeing gold medals in the men’s singles, men’s trios and men’s teams in the bowling competition.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2017 00:11 UTC